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University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
UK, LU1 3JU
Alan Cook is currently Chairman of the Highways Agency, Chairman of the Irish Life and Permanent Group Holdings in Dublin and Chairman of the Charity ‘Action for ME’. He is also a Non Executive Director of the Department for Transport and a Non Executive Director of Sainsbury’s Bank Governors' profiles.
Tabitha Aldrich-Smith's current position is with Balfour Beatty as Communications Director.
She is a Co-opted Governor and a member of the Student Experience Committee.
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Stephen Ball is Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin UK and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s business interests.
He is an Independent Governor and member of the Resources and Employment Committee.
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David Barrett is Dean of Partnerships at the University where he is responsible for 'Home' strategic relationships and partnerships.
David represents University Academic Board on the Board of Governors and serves on the Nominations and Honours Committee.
Dr Geoffrey Copland was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster from 1996-2007.
He is a Co-opted Governor and a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Resources and Employment Committee.
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Mrs Jane Creasy works as a Leadership and Management Consultant.
She is a trustee of Centrepoint, the charity for homeless young people.
She is Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of the Resources and Employment Committee and member of the Nominations and Honours Committee.
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Professor Les Ebdon CBE is Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Bedfordshire.
He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nominations and Honours Committee.
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Mr Jeff Halliwell is the former Managing Director of the turkey producer Bernard Matthews Farms.
He is an Independent Governor and member of the Resources and Employment Committee and the Nominations and Honours Committee.
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Dr Martin Lockett is Director of Academic Development at Ashridge Business School, focussing on quality management and teaching on the MBA.
He is a Co-opted Governor and member of the Student Experience Committee and the Audit and Compliance Committee.
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Jill is a commercially focussed international HR specialist with broad experience in global/regional roles across a number of business sectors, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources for Shell’s global Lubricants business.
She is a trustee of the Papworth Trust. Jill is an independent governor and member of the Resources and Employment Committee.
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Dame Denise Platt DBE chairs the CLG Awards and Knowledge Transfer Scheme and the National AIDS Trust.
She is a Commissioner of the Audit Commission and a Member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
She is an Independent Governor and a member of the Resources and Employment Committee and the Student Experience Committee.
Carol Richmond is the Chief Risk Officer, AON Limited.
Her background is in the financial services sector.
She is an Independent Governor a chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee.
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John Sentinella previously worked as a Senior Lecturer in Management Studies and is now a Project Manager for the University of Bedfordshire's Knowledge Hub and Business Development Manager for CPD and Training.
He is a Staff Governor and a member of the Student Experience Committee.
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James Shea is Senior Lecturer in Education in the Department of Secondary and Post-Compulsory Education. He is a Cluster Manager for Partnerships bringing together the local authority and schools within the Luton area and he is also the Department's International Representative looking at developing internationalism opportunities.
He is an Academic Staff Governor.
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Paul Wells is Chief Executive Officer of the Charles Wells Ltd group of companies.
He is an Independent Governor, member of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Resources and Employment Committee.
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